Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Tripping on magic mushrooms to treat anorexia nervosa

Allan Rose Hill
Nov 07, 2024
∙ Paid
Share

image: Serrgey75/Shutterstock

In another promising study on the medical use of psilocybin, the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms, researchers have shown that psychedelic therapy can help with treatment-resistant eating disorders.

"Our findings suggest that psilocybin may be helpful in supporting meaningful psychological change in a subset of people with ano…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture